As I said we did the dive during a slack period and there was almost no current whatsoever to speak of which made for a great dive.Do bear in mind that there is potential for some fairly decent current here so be sure to do your research and choose your dive times wisely.

I don't know if its a plus or minus but Sansum Narrows is a busy little water way for boat traffic. I guess what I am trying to say is if the current dragged you away there would surely be someone to help you.

Just be sure that everyone is carrying their own inflatable surface marker buoy as we did, just for that reason.

Tides & currents

Here is an excellent link to tide and current chartsfor Nanaimo, BC.At the bottom of displayed chart you will see two links,"other tide stations" or "other current stations"follow these links for information from California and right up to Alaska.